production manager 3-2010 - PSI Metals

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schedules use service lives or intervals to
control service work, the placing of orders
in case of failures and the procurement
and administration of spare parts. Parts
lists can be filed for the spare parts, so
there are no more Excel lists tucked away
in drawers. The whole maintenance system
is therefore set out transparently and there
are cost savings.
What is also remarkable is invoice
checking using the so-called iCenter
module. It converts scanned invoices
into a digital format and compares them
with existing supplier and order details
in PSIpenta. When a match is found,
it transfers the invoice straight to the
financial accounting system, where
payment approvals are controlled by
workflow. The manual workload is thereby
considerably reduced and errors, which
always happen with manual entries, are
3/2010 ∙ production manager
Ralf Bernhardt
IT manager at Simon
"In the end I was fully convinced
by the PSI concept."
also eliminated; the data quality also
improves.
A true success story
Besides faster throughput times,
transparency at the press of a button is
also created in production: data that used
to take several people to compile is now
available on request in a comprehensive,
reliable and up-to-date manner. For
The integrated plant data collection featured in the new system now precisely allocates every employee to
the individual orders. Source: Simon
pproduction manager
example, the plant data collection system
provides an exact allocation of employees
to the individual orders. The status of an
order or project can also be shown updated
to the latest minute. In addition, the
optimisation of warehouse stocks has led
to a tangibly lower capital commitment.
Just the standard version of the ERP system
covered a good 90% of requirements in
most areas. Only extremely specialist
sectors like the electroplating division
required a somewhat more extensive level
of customisation. Bernhardt praises the
software provider for this advantage
and credits it with having implemented
the Simon-specific adaptations well
and providing impeccable support
through the PSI advisors. All these new
developments do not merely bring time
and hence capacity benefits; costs and the
potential for errors have also gone down.
The quality of data has increased and the
fact that it is transparent and up to date
enables the management to make quick
and flexible decisions. "The introduction
of PSIpenta is thus a real success story,"
concludes Bernhardt.
► Information
Contact: Ulrike Fuchs,
PSIPENTA Software Systems GmbH
Telephone: +49 30 2801-2029
Fax: +49 30 2801-1042
Email: ufuchs@psipenta.de
Internet: www.psipenta.de